Lee Talbott Bsc Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I am very excited to be an integral part of a fantastic team, working on this amazing mixed use project.

Doha, Qatar

Msheireb is the world’s first sustainable downtown regeneration project as well as being the largest Smart City District in the world. Utilising the latest in sustainable technologies, Msheireb will adhere to the highest standards in green building. The strategic objective of the Msheireb project is to reverse the pattern of development in Doha, which has tended towards isolated land use, reliance on car transportation and energy hungry structures. Msheireb Downtown Doha will become a new social and civic hub in the city centre – a place where it is enjoyable to live, work, shop, visit, and spend time with family and friends.Msheireb Downtown Doha Key Figures:Project Cost: Approximately QAR20 billion (US$5.5 billion)Land Area: 31-hectares (310,000 square metres)Project Name: Msheireb means ‘a place to drink water’ in ArabicProject Timetable: Construction commenced in 2010, construction completion scheduled in phasesParking Spaces: approx. 10,000 The world's largest underground car park.Total Buildings: 100 including shopping mall, residential, offices, high street retail, museums and school. Building Height Range: 3 to 30 storeysLEED Rating: Entire development is targeting LEED Gold minimum, with several buildings targeting LEED Platinum

Dubai

Responsible for.heading up the Leasing of 6 existing malls and 6 new shopping centre projects in Dubai Sharjah, Muscat, Sohar, Salalah, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Dubai

Managing a highly professional team of retail leasing consultants on projects in countries including Dubai, Oman, Qatar, Azerbaijan, KSA, Malaysia and Iran, the largest of which is Mall of Qatar, Doha, which is approximately 163,000 sqm. Mall of Qatar will accommodate over 450 shops, Family Entertainment and Edutainment Centre's, Carrefour Hypermarket, Cinema, Department Stores and associated food and beverage outlets.

Bicester Village

Value Retail is pioneering a new retail experience, redefining outlet shopping both for the world’s leading brands and for the discerning, sophisticated global shopper. As part of the Group Remerchandising Team, I assisted with the global expansion of brands across the portfolio of 9 villages, which are strategically located close to major cities in the UK, Europe and China including Bicester Village (England-which is slated to have the highest sales densities of any retail project in the world), Kildare Village (Dublin), La Valle (Paris), Wertheim (Frankfurt) Ingolstadt Village (Munich), Fidenza Village (Milan), La Roca (Barcelona), Las Rozas (Madrid), Maasmechelen (Belgium), Suzhou (China) and Shanghai Village (Now open).

Abu Dhabi

At Aldar, I was responsible for heading up the Leasing of Yas Mall, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, a Super Regional Mall of 235,000 sqm, which was the UAE's second largest mall and is connected to Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. The mall successfully opened in November 2014. Yas Mall has a number of “first to market” leases, including 11 retail brands entering the Middle East for the first time, 11 opening their first stores in Abu Dhabi and 9 who are opening their largest stores in the Region. As one of the stakeholders of the project, I provided input into all aspects of the project, including design, leasing strategy and tenant mix, budget forecasting, managing the leasing team for the project, agreeing deals with the anchor retailers and major groups and providing monthly updates to the Board. Prior to leaving Aldar the project was circa 95% leased.In addition, I previously worked on the Al Falah Shopping Centre, a Regional Mall of 73,000 sqm, Al Ruwais Shopping Centre, the retail provision within Al Raha Gardens, Central Market and Motor World, Abu Dhabi.

I was involved in the master planning and leasing strategy for the Great Mall of Dubai (formerly the Dubai Design Centre), which was a 350,000 sqm 3 in 1 shopping mall, including home maker precinct, entertainment zone and traditional shopping centre anchored by a hypermarket. Although I pre-leased over 1 million square feet in 18 months, the project was subsequently cancelled by Nakheel.At the same time, I was responsible for heading up the leasing of Dragon Mart, a 150,000 sqm chinese trade mall, which was probably the most challenging asset that I have had to deal with. I was responsible for over 1,000 leases and 1,500 shop units. I also leased Auchan's first hypermarket in the UAE, which involved taking back a large number of existing units to create space for their unit.

Working alongside my shopping centre colleagues, I was responsible for in-fill and strategic leasing of five retail parks/homemaker centres spread across Metropolitan Sydney, Country NSW and Brisbane. I was also responsible for undertaking Lease Renewals and tenant re-mixing for 2 of Sydney’s largest and most successful shopping centres, Warringah Mall (125,000 sqm) and Macquarie Centre (96,000 sqm). My day to day responsibilities included:• Compiling strategies for tenant re-mixing and leasing;• Working with Development Managers in respect of new developments and extensions of existing centres;• Overseeing the Lease Administrators dealing with Lease negotiations; • Providing strategic advice to Centre Managers in relation to problematic situations within the centres;• Making recommendations to the Board on new deals, lease renewals and market reviews;• Co-ordinating the delivery of tenancies with Retail Design Managers and contractors;• Assisting my shopping centre colleagues on large difficult space within shopping centres;• Acting as the key contact between AMP and the Bulky Goods Retailers Association; • Assisting with producing Asset Plans; and• Liaising with marketing teams in respect of marketing campaigns and initiatives.

I worked in one of the leading out of town retail departments in what was regularly voted the UK’s number 1 retail agency practice. I was responsible for agency, development and asset management instructions for a number of the leading out of town retailers, developers and Landlords. I was principally involved in:• 13 acquisitions for Next Plc on an unretained basis, in addition to other national multiple high street retailers including Arcadia, Powerhouse, Brantano, WH Smith and Early Learning Centre;• Letting 50,000 sqm of new retail floor space for J Sainsbury Developments, Pillar Property Plc and Foinavon;• Asset managing 10 retail parks for some of the UK’s major landlords, including Land Securities, Aberdeen Asset Management, Asda Properties, Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Prudential and Legal & General;• Securing new Landlord instructions; and• Managing junior and senior Leasing Executives and a secretary.

Bsc, Urban Estate Management

Activities and Societies: Tennis Squad

Bsc Urban Estate Management, Real Estate, Degree

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Bsc Urban Estate Management, Real Estate